Greetigns, Fellow Birdspotters and Feathercounters!
It feels like Spring! From...time...to time. Very confusing, indeed. We're almost in the middle of April and there are still fits of cold and nasty weather with some cyclones cycling their way around the globe...And the birds seem not to know what to do.
Usually, this time of the year, they are in their third or fourth week here, already nested and busy making little birds.
But storks are not to be seen en masse as usual. I have seen a couple of couples in their nests but no great flocks in the fields. Well, that might be due to pesticides, who knows. But weather is also disturbing. I saw pictures of storks nesting under fresh snowfall. Not too happy about it, I would guess.
And swallows...I have not seen them this year, yet. The photographs are from their pre-migration gathering at the beginning of last September. Going away, yes. Coming back...perhaps soon. Who knows. They might have all been eaten by crocodiles down the Nile.
I don't think so, though. It must be macro factors.
Camera Settings for the original:
Aperture F 4; Shutter Speed 1/1600 of a second; Light Sensitivity ISO 100; Focal Length 78 mm.
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 30D DSLR with a 70-200 mm 4L USM zoom lens.
Camera Settings for the original:
Aperture F 5.6; Shutter Speed 1/200 of a second; Light Sensitivity ISO 100; Focal Length 200 mm.
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 30D DSLR with a 70-200 mm 4L USM zoom lens.
Who's counting the birds in the second photo?
Peace and Focus!
Manol
